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Army

Bell Helicopter Taps Moog For V-280 Valor Flight Control System

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, October 10th, 2013

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Bell Helicopter [TXT] yesterday said Moog Inc. (MOG.A and MOG.B) will design, manufacture and qualify an integrated flight control system, consisting of flight control computers, support software, and flight control actuation, for the Bell V-280 Valor™. Bell was awarded a Technology Investment Agreement by the Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) for a Joint Multi-Role (JRM) Technology Demonstrator Phase 1. Other companies with agreements are AVX Aircraft Company, Karem Aircraft Inc., and Sikorsky Aircraft Co. [UTX] (Defense Daily, Oct. 4). "Moog…

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